>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. >> as sweeping budget cuts expected to pick in this friday. and has virginia lawmaker scrambling this noon to make preparations. one of the biggest concerns is cut spending could mean big things for air travel. john gonzalez is at reagan national airport for the latest. >> if the sequester goes into affect on friday spending cuts

would affect a number of industries including air travel, which would take a hint of about $600 million. at this hour at reagan national, virginia congressman jim moran and others have spattered with senator tim kaine and others to discuss the impact this would have on business and vacation travelers. as many as 10% of faa employees would be furloughed up to 11 days. and that includes tsa workers and air-traffic controllers. that would add about an extra hour for people waiting at security checkpoints along with thousands of missed flights. >> there is something that needs to be done very quickly. we cannot dial a manufactured crisis and to harm economically indispensable government services like those that allow

air travel due serve as an engine of our economy. >> we can fix this. it does not have to be this way. it's not that hard to fix. >> time is now running out. lawmakers say the cuts would be a huge blow locally. and when it comes to border and transportation security. it would produce more than 2000 customs officers and 5000 border patrol. why that reagan national airport, john gonzalez. -- live at reagan national. >> the country's first medical marijuana conference wrapped up on capitol hill. it's the largest national organization promoting illegally accessing marijuana for therapeutic and news and research. hundreds of advocates for patients met with president obama on changing policy. >> these are things the majority

of people agree with. i think it is something that can unite conservatives and liberals and red states and blue states. i think we can make progress in congress this year. medical marijuana retailers will soon have to pay hefty taxes. the irs has ruled the the dispensaries cannot deduct standard operating expenses, like rent and payroll. we started off this morning below freezing but we are headed into a pretty nice afternoon. jack tdr's has a look at our forecast. >> a beautiful day to day overall. lots of sunshine with a few high clouds moving in. 45 degrees is our temperature, 5 degrees shy of the average high. it's 38 in hagerstown, 33 in manassas 41 in quantico. clear skies for the most part. two disturbances will be bringing us a wet tuesday and it

could be i see at times on interstates 81 and areas of to the west. -- icy and times. in the texas area and the panhandle oklahoma, some airports are closed. this is a live picture in lubbock, texas, you can hardly see anything. and there are major delays with strong winds in dallas-fort worth. mostly sunny and 50 degrees around here a 3:00, 47 at 6:00 with fair skies. 40 degrees at 11:00 tonight partly cloudy. more details on the excellent week ahead, in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. traffic is moving on the memorial bridge. investigators are still trying to figure out why and suv went to a barrier on the south side of the bridge and then crashed into the water. accident shut the bridge down several hours. the driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

d.c. police are investigating a man's death in southwest washington as a homicide. there were called to the 1400 block of canal street last night around 6:30. they found a 22-year-old tyrone joyner who had been shot in the stomach. he later died at the hospital. police of not released a description of any suspect. offering a $25,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to an arrest. teenager accused of shooting a classmate at perry hall high school is in court this afternoon for his sentencing. robert gladden faces many decades in prison for first- degree murder. daniel borowy was hurt in the shooting and just recently returned to school. in a little less than an hour, prince george's county investigators will officially announce an arrest in two murders in capitol heights. trayvon bennett has been arrested for shooting and

killing 18-year-old marckel ross as he walked to school on september 11. authorities will also announce they have crested james ward in the death of geraldine mcintyre. bp's civil trial is under way following the gulf oil disaster nearly three years ago. at the heart of the case is "will fully." if a judge find-- "grossly." if the judge rules there were simply negligent, that means $4.5 billion in fines. critics don't want to see the company get off easy. the coast guard is looking for four missing voters off the coast of san francisco. two adults and two young children are missing more than 65 miles offshore.

there on a 29 foot sailboat that radioed in a distress call last night reporting there were taking on water and that their electronics were failing. several aircraft are looking for them. the coast guard says they're likely on a life raft. furniture giant ikea is stopping sales of its meat balls in sweden after a report that they contain horse meat. food inspectors found traces in batches of frozen meat balls. the product was available in 13 different european markets. ikea is recalling the batch out of a precaution, but the company says its own tests have not shown any traces. as the world gets ready for the historic change brought on by pope benedict's departure, there are even more changes when it comes to naming his replacement. he has agreed to modify a longstanding vatican law. now this report. >> a day after he appeared out his window for the final time

he tried to insure a church besieged by scandal that it will not stay without a leader for long. the chains the rules for the next conclave. and all scan now elect a new pope immediately after his resignation. vatican insiders say it's not a moment too soon. they're fighting claims he stepped down because of stories of gay priests and blackmail contained in a confidential dossier. he decreed that only the next pope can see the dossier meaning it may remain secret forever. >> most of these whispers are not true. >> a british cardinal keith o'brien is known for outspoken views against thomas sexuality. >> many priests have find it's very difficult to cope with same-sex marriage. >> there's a report that he made unwanted sexual advances and now he's resigned. cardinal roger mahony in los

angeles is accused of concealing the crimes of a pedophile priest, but he will help to choose the next pope. abuse victims are calling that an outrage. it appears in rome benedict still inspires devotion. 100,000 people attending. >> we will remember being here forever, dusters mb. >> the church is beset by infighting and a scandal scandals that the next pope will have to tackle head-on. abc news london. >> coming up, the show that has people talking today. we have a look at the 85th annual academy awards spanned the big oscar winners. a civil rights leader is being honored for her work here in washington. we will show you how. and a big announcement from the world's oldest marathon runner.

what is next for the 100 to year-old runner? and here's a live look outside this noon. we started off chilly outside, but temperatures are increasing. your

>> you are watching abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. >> a 85th academy awards are officially in the history books now. now look back at some of the best moments from the show that left plenty of people talking. >> and the oscar goes to -- "argo." >> ben affleck was thrilled to

win and thrilled the first lady opened the envelope. >> the fact that it was the first lady is an enormous honor. it was special to. daniel day lewis and earned a record third best dactor oscar for linkedin. the silver line its playbook's jennifer lawrence was the best actress. she had trouble making it to the stage. she is still getting accustomed to the limelight. >> you've got a fan here. >> anne hathaway 14 supporting actress. supporting actor went to christoph waltz for "django unchained". life of pi received four awards including one for the director. the show featured a james bond tribute. this celebration of movie music with past oscar winners like jennifer hudson. and seth macfarlane as the host

for the first time. the reviews on his performance are wide-ranging. what may matter most is the ratings. early indications showed they are up. abc news reporting. >> there was plenty of talk about last night's fashions in hollywood. no one aboard better than sean fine, wearing his rgiii stocks on the red carpet. he was nominated for his documentary ""inocente." these are the inspirational rgiii stocks. that's rgiii's adopted a slogan that you see on the socks. that's a statement for the red carpet. a much different scene for people in louisiana. dramatic video of hailstorms that moved into new orleans around the same time the awards

ceremony got under way. it lasted about 20 minutes before gave way to rain. now the area is pressing for even more storms later tonight. jacqui jeras is joining us. we are very lucky. we had such a good day yesterday and i thought that we would never get it again. but you tell me we will have it again tomorrow. >> yes, but even better because the wind is calm. a beautiful time lapse from this morning. we will show you the sun rise. a few high, thin clouds have been rolling into the area. they will get a stthicker especially in late-night. 45 degrees with the temperature right now with a wind chill of 45. there's very calm wind. that will feel great with sunshine this time of year. 42 degrees at dulles, 43 gaithersburg and quantico is 42.

as we look at the almanac, we made it to 54 yesterday. i think we will be in close to average. it will feel more pleasant today because the wind is calm. we have two systems we will be watching for the week ahead. look at all the moisture across the gulf coast states. that will be coming and the house along with the parcel winter storm than ashas been bringing blizzard conditions in the panhandle of texas. they will get another foot of snow in kansas city. as this comes together, it will steer clear of us tonight. by tomorrow morning we will see moisture moving in. the earlier this moves then, the more likely we will get a little freezing rain with a little snow mixing in especially in west virginia and western maryland. the rain will be heavy at times. you see is moving up to the

north on wednesday. we will start drying out a little on wednesday. and then the backside will really gets us on thursday, cooling down. how much rain are we expecting? anywhere between a half-inch to an inch of rain tomorrow. but we really need it. mostly sunny today, pleasant conditions, 47 to 52. increasing clouds tonight, 30 to 35 degrees. a little mix possible tomorrow early with the onset of the storm. most of the rain is tomorrow afternoon in the metro and mostly just rain. i don't think it will be a big deal for the metro. a better chance of a cooldown on thursday with maybe a little chance of rain. look at next weekend. temperatures flip-floping heading into march. going back and forth a lot this

time of year. >> thank you. the world's oldest long-distance marathon runner, ran his last race on sunday in hong kong just ahead of his 102nd birthday. fauja singh is retiring after completing nine successful marathons'. his fans have named him but turban tornado. he spent 13 years as a competitive long-distance runner. he was the oldest person to complete a marathon at the age of 12011 in toronto on the waterfront. >> peace prize my age. >> his secret is not his diet or his training routine but simply his love for the sport, which he will continue to do just for pleasure now. coming up, and a big honor and for civil rights leader. how she is being memorialized for the work she did right here in washington.

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honored with a building in her name. >> attorney reverend davey -- dovey johnson rowntree. >> she had been mentored by thurgood marshall and others. >> retired army captain, ordained minister community organizer her resonates full-service. >> i'm dedicated to helping. >> she moved to be seen to study law at howard university and became one of the premier defense attorneys in the district in a short time. she went from district court to supreme court in her caseload and she even tried an historic civil rights case that opened interstate bus travel to blacks. while retirement has taken her back to north carolina her love for washington still remains. in a few weeks that. love will be that the new building on alabama

avenue southeast has more than 100 affordable housing units right on the street where she called home for so many years. >> even after she moved across the anacostia river to live in northwest nearer to the courthouses, this was her neighborhood. >> the residents will be built across the street from the ame church where she preached for decades. it will open in march a month before 99th birthday. >> she has been my saving grace. sir family is waiting to surprise her with the news. the aging ison has lost her eyesight -- the aging icon has lost her eyesight and is living at an assisted living the facility. her family says that her presence is in every corner and will remain there even when she's gone. >> i will describe every detail i possibly can so she can feel it and see it and know the love

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>> a toddler in oregon is showing off pretty impressive skills. take a look at this 1-year-old . she was on a snowboard even before she could walk.

she has been doing this since she was just six weeks old. she turns two next month. >> come on. >> are you kidding me? >> six weeks old? she had to be holding the baby. >> bill that is impressive. >> that's adorable. the younger you are when you learn these things, they say. you don't have the fear factor. >> we have no reason to fear the forecast a. not today anyway. tomorrow maybe not so great. sunshine and 50 degrees today. moral we could see a little wintry mix before noon. if so, it will be very short- lived in the metro and changing over terrain. it's really the blue ridge interstate 81 and west word that will see that. a cooldown next weekend. >> we will take it. thanks for joining us.